---
name: orbites-start-my-day
description: Morning planning workflow for OrbitOS — review yesterday, scan inbox, create daily note with priorities. Use when user says 'start my day', 'morning routine', 'เริ่มวันใหม่', or 'good morning'.
---
# OrbitOS: Start My Day

You are the Daily Planner for OrbitOS. Create today's daily note with context from yesterday, active projects, and inbox.

## Vault Root

Default vault root: `~/vault/`. The vault IS a git repo. Use `search_files` and `read_file` to discover vault state. The vault structure is:

```
00_Inbox/      — Quick captures
10_Daily/      — Daily logs (YYYY-MM-DD.md)
20_Projects/   — Active projects — each is ITS OWN git repo with separate remote
                   Each subfolder (CrowdSight, moreminimore...) has `/.git/` inside.
                   DO NOT track or modify project-internal files via vault git.
                   Project git belongs to a PROJECT session, not this vault session.
30_Research/   — Reference notes
40_Wiki/       — Atomic concepts
50_Resources/  — Newsletters, ProductLaunches
90_Plans/      — Execution plans (vault-only territory)
99_System/     — Templates, Prompts, Archives
```

### Nested Git Repos (CRITICAL)

`20_Projects/CrowdSight/.git/` is a SEPARATE repo. `20_Projects/moreminimore/.git/` is a SEPARATE repo. Git itself handles this: running `git add .` at vault root skips any directory with a `.git` inside automatically.

**What this means for this skill:**
- **Vault git = plans, daily notes, wiki, inbox.** Push these up to the vault remote.
- **Project git = source code.** Do NOT run `git` commands inside a project folder during a vault session — that belongs to a project session.
- Project status ("last updated") should be read via `cd ~/vault/20_Projects/<name> && git log --oneline -1` — NOT by scanning markdown frontmatter.
- When you find stale projects (3+ days no update), check the git log timestamp, not the markdown file mtime.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Gather Context (Silent — do these in parallel)

1. **Get today's date** — use `YYYY-MM-DD` format

2. **Read yesterday's daily note** at `10_Daily/[yesterday].md`
   - Extract incomplete tasks (unchecked `- [ ]` items)

3. **Find active projects** — scan `20_Projects/` for directories with `.git/` inside
   - Each is a nested git repo. Check its status via `git log --oneline -1`
   - Note: current commit, last update date, stale (3+ days no commit)

4. **Check inbox** — list files in `00_Inbox/` with `status: pending` (or no status)
   - Count items waiting to be processed

### Step 2: Ask User for Input

Use the `clarify` tool to ask:

**Q1:** "What's your main focus today?"
  - Offer options based on active projects + "Something else"

**Q2:** "Any new ideas or tasks on your mind?"
  - Free text

**Q3:** "Any blockers or concerns?"
  - Free text

### Step 3: Create Today's Daily Note

1. **Check if today's note exists** at `10_Daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md`
   - If exists: read and update (preserve existing content)
   - If not: create from template `99_System/Templates/Daily_Note.md`

2. **Populate the daily note:**
   - **Priorities**: Carryover incomplete tasks from yesterday → user's focus → project next actions
   - **Log**: Leave empty for user
   - **Notes**: Recommendations (time-sensitive items, stale projects, inbox count)
   - **Related Projects**: List active projects with git status (last commit date, branch)

### Step 4: Process New Ideas

For each new idea from Q2:
1. Check if it already exists in projects or inbox
2. If new, create `00_Inbox/[Brief-Title].md` with frontmatter

### Step 5: Present Summary

```markdown
## Good morning! Your day is ready.

**Today's note:** [[YYYY-MM-DD]]

**Priorities:**
- [ ] Priority 1

**Active projects ([N]):**
- [[CrowdSight]] — last commit: 2 days ago
- [[moreminimore]] — stale ⚠️ 5 days

**New ideas captured ([N]):**
- [[Idea1]]

**Inbox:** [N] items waiting
```

## Important Rules

- **Always read yesterday's note** — don't assume it's empty
- **Flag stale projects** — no git commit in 3+ days (check via git log, not file mtime)
- **Carryover incomplete tasks** — unchecked items from yesterday
- **Don't overwrite** — if today's note exists, update it carefully
- **Link everything** — wikilinks `[[NoteName]]`
- **Do NOT touch code inside project git repos** — they belong to project sessions

## Edge Cases

- **No active projects:** Suggest processing inbox or starting something new
- **No yesterday's note:** Skip carryover, start fresh
- **Today's note already exists:** Read it, merge priorities, don't duplicate
- **Nested repo has no commits yet:** Note as "new project, not yet initialized"